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Erik L.-West

Topic: Karate Competitions/Tournaments

EQ: What is most important to competing as a top rated competitor in Martial Arts Tournaments?

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Answer 1

1. Q. What is answer 1 to your EQ?

A. To compete, one should be able to effectively implement the slide up Double Side kick.

2. Q. What possible evidence do you have to support this answer?

A. -The slide up Double Side kick is effective for maybe scoring on your opponent and to cover distance.
-Bill “Superfoot” Wallace was the first to implement a Double kick, which was a Roundhouse Hook kick, and proved to be more successful for his fighting skill.
-Many styles have adapted to the first Double kick and made different combinations of two different kicks such as Double Roundhouse, Side kick Roundhouse, Hook kick Roundhouse, and Double Side kick.

3. Q. What source(s) did you find this evidence and/or answer?

A. My one source for this evidence that helps prove this answer was my “The Ultimate kick: The Wallace Method to Winning Karate” book by Bill “Superfoot” Wallace. 
 
 

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Service Learning

  • My service learning place is the American Warrior Karate dojo, and the competitions I participate in.
  • My contacts are Sensei Steve Wray for the dojo and for competitions is Shihan Mohammad.
  • The work I currently do for service learning is train and teach  youth students at the dojo.  For competitions it's basically compete in them and study other fighters as well.
  • I can say I have more than 10 hours of service learning completed so far.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012